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艺术

yì shù · yi shu

Traditional 藝術

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. art
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Art museum visit

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)觉得(juéde)这个(zhège)是(shì)艺术(yìshù)吗(ma)？

    Do you think this is art?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)看不懂(kànbudǒng)，可是(kěshì)很(hěn)有(yǒu)艺术(yìshù)感(gǎn)。

    I do not understand it, but it feels very artistic.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)吗(ma)？这(zhè)是(shì)博物馆(bówùguǎn)的(de)牌子(páizi)。

    You know what? This is the museum sign.

  4. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？那(nà)我(wǒ)刚才(gāngcái)拍(pāi)了(le)很多(hěnduō)张(zhāng)。

    Huh? Then I took many photos of it just now.

  5. Liangliang

    没(méi)关系(guānxi)，这(zhè)也(yě)是(shì)一(yī)种(zhǒng)艺术(yìshù)。

    No problem. That is also a kind of art.

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01

艺(yì)术(shù)博(bó)物(wù)馆(guǎn)在(zài)这(zhè)附(fù)近(jìn)吗(ma)？

Is the museum of art around here?

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by lukaszpp · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

每(měi)个(gè)人(rén)都(dōu)或(huò)多(duō)或(huò)少(shǎo)对(duì)艺(yì)术(shù)感(gǎn)兴(xìng)趣(qù)。

Everyone was more or less interested in the arts.

Tatoeba: Chinese by gumblex · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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艺
yì

skill; art

术
shù

method; technique

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